Has anyone had any experience of using ABS (Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) on their robot?

I had it recommended to me when I mentioned I needed a thin, strong, light, cheap, smooth, impact resistant material. I looked it up on the wikipedia and it sounds like it's the dog's dangly bits.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrylonitr ... ne_styrene

Plus apparently you can buy sheets of it from places like Homebase and B&Q.

Can anyone vouch for it's performance before I take the plunge?